Word: apartness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Besides those obstacles intrinsic in the attempt to bring Shaw to life, a few of By George's flaws are Mr. Adrian's, like a build that edges too far from Shaw's gaunt profile, and an accent not in all respects sufficiently malleable. But even apart from the question of looking a gift-horse down the throat, there is no call for gripes, minor or major, about Mr. Adrian's pleasantly contrived evening. The selections themselves, made by Michael Voysey, are for the most part engrossing, and there are times, as with Shaw's mockery of Sir Henry Irving...
Forward Positioning. The NATO Council, which is the organization's highest policymaking group, declared that, apart from the unpredictability factor, NATO must take immediate action to cope with two new threats in Europe. One is the buildup of Soviet naval power in the Mediterranean that, according to NATO, last week reached a record high of 50 ships. The other is the forward positioning of Red Army troops in Central Europe...
...Yoviesin complained last week that Columbia quarterback Marty Domres "picked us apart with his passes." (Domres completed 16 of 21 for 206 yards.) And Harvard faces an even better passer in Robertson today...
Hardened Opinion. Such concessions only served to expose how far apart the two sides remain on the core issues. The Israelis, for example, have no intention of giving up Jerusalem, while the Arabs insist on the return of "every inch" of occupied soil. In the year that Jarring has been trying to bridge such gaps, Israeli opinion has only hardened against any return to the prewar boundaries. At the same time, any Arab government that tried to sign a peace treaty now would have to answer to the increasingly powerful and hard-lining Palestinian commandos. Given continued Soviet lack...
Bruce doesn't feel that rock will change greatly. "Rock depends very much on certain cliches. They're the essential vocabulary of rock. When-ever you add something new like, for instance, electronic sounds, you always risk destroying it." He is also anxious about whether he will be recognized apart from his Cream identity. "I had a terrible hassle just trying to find a company willing to produce my new disc." Meanwhile, Bruce continues his struggle to increase his musical powers by writing inventions in the style of Bach. "Two part inventions are hard, but it's the three-part...